COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
LEA vs NIO
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LEA scored 62.3, NIO scored 26.3 — LEA leads.
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Different reporting periods. LEA's fundamentals are as of July 2026, but NIO's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
LEA
Lear Corporation
62.3
$122.90 · $8.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
36.0
LEA leads
NIO
NIO Inc.
26.3
$4.36 · $10.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthNIO+33.1%
- Strongest balance sheetLEA0.66
- Highest qualityLEA62 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueLEA-36%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LEA
stronger →← stronger
NIO
62
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
16
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
78
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
40
LEA is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LEA
NIO
$849mC+
FCF
—
+3.5%C+
Rev
+33.1%A
0.66B+
D/E
1.83C+
11.4xA-
P/E
—
0.36A
PEG
—
—
P/S
0.7xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
LEA
NIO
36% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-3%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
—
+38%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+57%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+88%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LEA
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Cyclical growth
NIO
Why this score
- Diluting shareholders
- Cyclical growth
- Foreign reporter (CNY)
The companies
LEALear Corporation
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $8.2b. 18% off the 52-week high of $150.33. PEG 0.36 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $150.50 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 153% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Net margin 2.3% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
NIONIO Inc.
Why now
Auto Manufacturers · market cap $10.9b. Down 46% from 52-week high of $8.02 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +33% — in hypergrowth territory. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $7.38 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -17.1%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 46% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. ROE -359% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where LEA and NIO diverge
On the headline score the gap is 36.0 points in favor of LEA. The widest single difference is Quality, where LEA leads by 45.8 points.
- QualityLEA 62.2 · NIO 16.4LEA +45.8
- ValueLEA 77.8 · NIO 40.0LEA +37.8
- GrowthLEA 50.0 · NIO 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.